TWTD understands Leicester City’s Australian left-back Callum Elder has been training with the Blues with a view to joining on loan when the January transfer window opens, while free agent winger Simon Dawkins has also been with the Town squad for the last couple of weeks as he looks to win a deal.

Elder, an Australia U20 international, who joined the Foxes from Manly United based in his hometown of Sydney aged 16, will become manager Paul Lambert’s first Town signing.

The 23-year-old, who is out of contract in the summer, is yet to make a senior appearance for Leicester but has spent time on loan at Mansfield, Peterborough, Brentford, Barnsley and Wigan.

He was with the Latics for the whole of the 2017/18 campaign, in which they played in League One, making 30 starts and three sub appearances in all competitions, scoring once.

Elder’s only Championship experience came in spells with Brentford and Barnsley the previous season, a total of 11 starts for the two clubs.

When joining the Tykes, Elder, who qualifies for England and Scotland as well as Australia, described himself as “an athletic full-back. I like getting up and down the left-hand-side”.

The Blues moving for another left-back is likely to add to the speculation that Jonas Knudsen, who is out of contract in the summer and dropped to the bench for today’s game at Middlesbrough, could move on in January.

The 26-year-old Danish international is in talks with Town regarding a new contract but may be unwilling to commit himself to a new deal while the Blues look destined to drop into League One.

Town may well be willing to sell the former Esbjerg fB man now rather than allow him to depart on a free transfer in the summer.

Knudsen has previously been linked with FC Copenhagen and FC Midtjylland in his native Denmark and Fortuna Düsseldorf in Germany.

Meanwhile, we understand free agent former Derby winger Simon Dawkins, who was linked with the Blues last weekend, has been on trial with the Blues for the last fortnight.

Dawkins, 31, who left MLS side the San Jose Earthquakes in February, came through the academy at Tottenham and spent spells on loan with Leyton Orient, the Earthquakes, Aston Villa and Derby while a player at White Hart Lane.

In January 2014 the Edgeware-born left-sided wideman was sold to Derby for £500,000 without having broken into the Spurs first team.

Two years later, the 19-times-capped Jamaica international moved back to the Earthquakes in January 2016 but left this February.

Dawkins subsequently came close to joining Minnesota United and then spent time on trial with League One sides Charlton and Luton in the summer but wasn’t offered terms by either club. We understand the Blues are yet to make a decision on Dawkins.

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livrich added 23:43 - Dec 30 Anyone missing the mid- to upper half mediocrity that a former manager was offering year in year out? With one near miss with wind in right direction..... no one really knows.... but old news... I like what PL has to offer, wish he had MMs team.... Hey ho let's wait and see, can't waste money on managerial changes we need footballers and patience in bucket loads....
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BlueBlood90 added 11:12 - Dec 31 So Lambert keeps blurting about bringing in players who know the league but he's going to sell a player we've had for 3 years and replace him with a crap loanee who has 11 games experience at this level. I like Lambert but I don't think he's been that brilliant. We still lose every week and Spence starts every game!
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runningout added 14:13 - Dec 31 No player at our club is wowing anyone. If they leave, it won't be a tragedy. We need a big shake up. That won't happen, so I'm hoping we turn things around sooner rather than later.
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